System and Method for Controlling X-Ray Frame Rate of an Imaging System

1. A method for controlling x-ray frame rate of an imaging system for a catheter procedure system, the method comprising: generating a first control signal that indicates a first frame rate; providing the first control signal to the imaging system; obtaining a first set of images at the first frame rate; determining at least one parameter of a catheter procedure performed by the catheter procedure system; generating a second control signal based on the at least one parameter of the catheter procedure, the second control signal indicating a second frame rate; providing the second control signal to the imaging system to adjust the first frame rate to the second frame rate; obtaining a second set of images at the second frame rate; and displaying the second set of images on a display; wherein the at least one parameter of the catheter procedure is an indication of whether an end of a first percutaneous device is located within a second percutaneous device.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second frame rate is lower than the first frame rate.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one parameter further includes a magnification level of at least one image in the first set of images.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one parameter further includes a location of the first percutaneous device in relation to a geometry of a vasculature.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one parameter further includes motion of a region of a vasculature.

6. A catheter procedure system comprising: a bedside system comprising a first percutaneous device and a second percutaneous device, and at least one drive mechanism coupled to at least one of the first percutaneous device and the second percutaneous device; an imaging system; and a workstation coupled to the bedside system and the imaging system, the workstation comprising: a user interface; at least one display; a controller coupled to the bedside system, the user interface, the at least one display and the imaging system, the controller programmed to: generate a first control signal that indicates a first frame rate; provide the first control signal to the imaging system; determine at least one parameter of a catheter procedure performed by the catheter procedure system; generate a second control signal based on the at least one parameter of the catheter procedure, the second control signal indicating a second frame rate; and provide the second control signal to the imaging system to adjust the first frame rate to the second frame rate; wherein the imaging system is configured to obtain a first set of images at the first frame rate and to obtain a second set of images at the second frame rate, and wherein the at least one parameter of the catheter procedure is an indication of whether an end of the first percutaneous device is located within the second percutaneous device.

7. The catheter procedure system according to claim 6 , wherein the imaging system is a fluoroscopy system.

8. The catheter procedure system according to claim 6 , wherein the second frame rate is lower than the first frame rate.

9. The catheter procedure system according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one parameter further includes a magnification level of at least one image in the first set of images.

10. The catheter procedure system according to claim 6 , wherein the at least one parameter further includes a location of the first percutaneous device in relation to a geometry of a vasculature.

11. The catheter procedure system according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one parameter further includes motion of a region of a vasculature.

12. A method for controlling an imaging system for a catheter procedure system, the method comprising: obtaining, at a first frame rate, a first set of images of a first percutaneous device of the catheter procedure system within a vasculature; determining a location of the first percutaneous device in relation to a second percutaneous device; determining whether an end of the first percutaneous device is located within the second percutaneous device; in response to the determining steps, adjusting the first frame rate to a second frame rate; obtaining a second set of images of the first percutaneous device at the second frame rate; and displaying the second set of images on a display.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein the second frame rate is lower than the first frame rate.

14. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising: determining a magnification level of at least one image in the first set of images, wherein adjustment of the second frame rate is based on the magnification level.

15. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising: determining a location of the first percutaneous device in relation to a geometry of the vasculature, wherein adjustment of the second frame rate is based on the determined location.

16. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising: determining motion of a region of the vasculature, wherein adjustment of the second frame rate is based on the determined motion.

17. A method for controlling an imaging system for a catheter procedure system, the method comprising: determining whether an end of a first percutaneous device is located within a second percutaneous device, the determining based on a first set of images of the first percutaneous device within a vasculature; in response to the determining step, adjusting the first frame rate to a second frame rate; obtaining a second set of images of the first percutaneous device at the second frame rate; and displaying the second set of images on a display.